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Trends for the Last 5 Years
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Composite Score
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Median Months in Care
Children in Care 17+ Months and Adopted in < 12 Months
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Children Legally Free for Adoption and Adopted in < 12 Months
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Children in Care 3+ Years and Discharged to Independent Living or turned 18
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2 or Fewer Placements
3 - 4 Placements
5 - 6 Placements
More than 6 Placements
Overall Total
Total
%
Total
%
Total
%
Total
%
State
1606
86.99%
212
11.48%
22
1.19%
6
0.32%
1846
Adams County
48
90.56%
4
7.54%
1
1.88%
0
0.00%
53
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Antelope County
8
66.66%
4
33.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
12
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Beatrice
39
92.85%
3
7.14%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
42
Bellevue
170
85.42%
21
10.55%
7
3.51%
1
0.50%
199
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
14
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
14
Boone County
7
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
7
Box Butte County
10
71.42%
4
28.57%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
14
Boyd County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Bridgeport
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Broken Bow
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Brown County
4
80.00%
1
20.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Buffalo County
57
95.00%
3
5.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
60
Burt County
7
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
7
Butler County
9
90.00%
1
10.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
10
Cass County
6
85.71%
1
14.28%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
7
Cedar County
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Center
9
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
9
Central
253
89.39%
27
9.54%
3
1.06%
0
0.00%
283
Chadron
8
88.88%
1
11.11%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
9
Chase County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Cherry County
6
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
Cheyenne County
11
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
11
Clay Center
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clay County
10
83.33%
1
8.33%
1
8.33%
0
0.00%
12
Colfax County
8
88.88%
1
11.11%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
9
Columbus
53
85.48%
6
9.67%
2
3.22%
1
1.61%
62
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
7
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
7
Custer County
9
64.28%
5
35.71%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
14
Dakota City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dakota County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
David City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dawes County
3
37.50%
5
62.50%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
8
Dawson County
24
96.00%
1
4.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
25
Deuel County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dixon County
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Dodge County
73
77.65%
20
21.27%
1
1.06%
0
0.00%
94
Douglas County
460
85.66%
64
11.91%
9
1.67%
4
0.74%
537
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
587
85.94%
78
11.42%
13
1.90%
5
0.73%
683
Fairbury
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Falls City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fillmore County
2
66.66%
1
33.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Franklin County
4
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Fremont
64
74.41%
21
24.41%
1
1.16%
0
0.00%
86
Frontier County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Furnas County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gage County
13
86.66%
2
13.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
15
Garden County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gering
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Grand Island
113
88.28%
14
10.93%
1
0.78%
0
0.00%
128
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Hall County
70
90.90%
7
9.09%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
77
Hamilton County
6
66.66%
3
33.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
9
Harlan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
44
86.27%
5
9.80%
2
3.92%
0
0.00%
51
Hayes County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hebron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hitchcock County
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Holdrege
11
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
11
Holt County
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Hooker County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Howard County
14
73.68%
4
21.05%
1
5.26%
0
0.00%
19
Imperial
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jefferson County
17
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
17
Johnson County
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Judicial District 1
59
95.16%
3
4.83%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
62
Judicial District 2
137
85.09%
19
11.80%
4
2.48%
1
0.62%
161
Judicial District 3
230
88.80%
26
10.03%
3
1.15%
0
0.00%
259
Judicial District 4
460
85.66%
64
11.91%
9
1.67%
4
0.74%
537
Judicial District 5
115
84.55%
18
13.23%
2
1.47%
1
0.73%
136
Judicial District 6
107
81.06%
24
18.18%
1
0.75%
0
0.00%
132
Judicial District 7
85
90.42%
9
9.57%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
94
Judicial District 8
39
78.00%
10
20.00%
1
2.00%
0
0.00%
50
Judicial District 9
127
92.70%
10
7.29%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
137
Judicial District 10
81
88.04%
9
9.78%
2
2.17%
0
0.00%
92
Judicial District 11
99
94.28%
6
5.71%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
105
Judicial District 12
67
82.71%
14
17.28%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
81
Kearney
62
89.85%
7
10.14%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
69
Kearney County
2
66.66%
1
33.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Keith County
10
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
10
Keya Paha County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball County
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Knox County
11
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
11
Lancaster County
230
88.80%
26
10.03%
3
1.15%
0
0.00%
259
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
28
96.55%
1
3.44%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
29
Lincoln
229
88.07%
28
10.76%
3
1.15%
0
0.00%
260
Lincoln County
56
91.80%
5
8.19%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
61
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
41
95.34%
2
4.65%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
43
McCook
8
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
8
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
12
85.71%
0
0.00%
1
7.14%
1
7.14%
14
Morrill County
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Nance County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nebraska City
31
81.57%
7
18.42%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
38
Neligh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nemaha County
8
88.88%
1
11.11%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
9
Niobrara
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Norfolk
73
92.40%
6
7.59%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
79
North Platte
55
91.66%
5
8.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
60
Northern
294
85.46%
46
13.37%
3
0.87%
1
0.29%
344
Nuckolls County
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
O' Neill
10
90.90%
1
9.09%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
11
Ogallala
19
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
19
Omaha
417
86.15%
57
11.77%
6
1.23%
4
0.82%
484
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Ord
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Otoe County
7
58.33%
5
41.66%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
12
Papillion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pawnee County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pender
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Perkins County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Phelps County
6
75.00%
2
25.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
8
Pierce
0
0.00%
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Pierce County
4
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Platte County
18
94.73%
1
5.26%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
19
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
4
57.14%
3
42.85%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
7
Red Willow County
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Richardson County
8
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
8
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
6
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
Santee Tribe - Nebr
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sarpy County
124
87.32%
13
9.15%
4
2.81%
1
0.70%
142
Saunders County
11
78.57%
2
14.28%
1
7.14%
0
0.00%
14
Scotts Bluff County
33
91.66%
3
8.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
36
Scottsbluff
41
75.92%
13
24.07%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
54
Seward
36
85.71%
6
14.28%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
42
Seward County
14
93.33%
1
6.66%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
15
Sheridan County
2
50.00%
2
50.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Sherman County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sidney
8
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
8
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
26
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
26
Southeast
298
87.90%
38
11.20%
3
0.88%
0
0.00%
339
Stanton County
7
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
7
State - Judicial District
1606
86.99%
212
11.48%
22
1.19%
6
0.32%
1846
Tecumseh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tekamah
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thayer County
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Thomas County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thurston County
14
82.35%
3
17.64%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
17
Valentine
8
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
8
Valley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wahoo
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Walthill
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Washington County
4
80.00%
1
20.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
7
70.00%
3
30.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
10
Webster County
4
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
West Point
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Western
167
89.30%
20
10.69%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
187
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
2
40.00%
3
60.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr
2
40.00%
3
60.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
York
19
82.60%
4
17.39%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
23
York County
26
81.25%
6
18.75%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
32